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A row has flared up in Kerala between the state police and the management of the popular catholic retreat centre, the Divine Retreat Centre, with the police filing criminal charges against 10 top officials including its director Father George Panakkal, his close associates and a nun. Father George Panakkal 11/10/2016.        775.                 All Members,          Respected family members of this great holy Nation. Sub : Police, Administration Clash Over Divine Retreat Centre Issue Ref : Media reports A row has flared up in Kerala between the state police and the management of the popular catholic retreat centre, the Divine Retreat Centre, with the police filing criminal charges against 10 top officials including its director Father George Panakkal, his close associates and a nun. Thiruvananthapuram, India (Christian Today) - A row has flared up in Kerala between the sta...

Kochi city police has registered a case against the management committee of Peace Educational Foundation for allegedly disrupting communal harmony. The case relates to highly objectionable content in the syllabus of the schools run by the foundation, which is funded by three prominent business houses based in central Kerala who are already under police scrutiny related to the IS missing youths' case. SCHOOL OF JIHAD IN KERALA 11/10/2016.        774.                 All Members,          Respected family members of this great holy Nation. Sub : Case filed against Peace Education Foundation : 1. Ref : Media reports - The Times of India Wilson Thomas KOCHI: Kochi city police has registered a case against the management committee of Peace Educational Foundation for allegedly disrupting communal harmony. The case relates to highly objectionable content in the syllabus of the schools ...

Kerala’s CPI(M)-led LDF Government, which is yet to complete five months in office, has fallen into a crisis of credibility following the charges of nepotism leveled against some of its Marxist Ministers, especially Industries Minister EP Jayarajan, a central committee (CC) member of the CPI(M). Industries Minister EP Jayarajan 11/10/2016.        773.                 All Members,          Respected family members of this great holy Nation. Sub : NEPOTISM ROW: KERALA’S LDF GOVT IN A SPOT Ref : Media Reports-THE PIONEER Monday, 10 October 2016 | VR Jayaraj | Kochi Kerala’s CPI(M)-led LDF Government, which is yet to complete five months in office, has fallen into a crisis of credibility following the charges of nepotism leveled against some of its Marxist Ministers, especially Industries Minister EP Jayarajan, a central committee (CC) member of the CPI(M). Chief Minister Pinarayi V...

11/10/2016.        772.                 All Members,          Respected family members of this great holy Nation. Sub : Kerala coasts porous to the core Ref : Media reports - The Indian Express KOCHI: A week after the Mumbai terror attacks, Kerala’s 575 km coastline remains totally porous and extremely vulnerable to terrorists. The marine policing agencies are cobbled by acute shortage of manpower, gadgets and funds. The coastal base station officers in the state do not even have kerosene to fuel their boats! SOUTHERN COASTLINE : On the southern coastline of the state, the local police are responsible for monitoring the coastline. However, the police team does not even have fast patrol boats or sufficient personnel trained in offshore operations. The fishing vessels moving in and out of Vizhinjam harbour in their hundreds are not monitored. At Kovalam beach, frequente...

11/10/2016.        771.                 All Members,          Respected family members of this great holy Nation. Sub : All you need to know about National Food Security Bill Part-2. Ref : Media Reports - First post Here are a few facts about the Bill: The chronology • The Bill was originally conceived by the National Advisory Council headed by Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who on 27 October, 2010, forwarded the basic framework of the proposed National Food Security Bill (NFSB) to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The Bill envisaged covering 75 per cent of the country's population, 90 per cent in rural areas and 50 per cent in urban areas. • The prime minister set up an expert panel nder the chairmanship of C Rangarajan to study the NAC's proposal. The committee estimated that the total annual foodgrain requirement to roll out the NAC's recommendations covering 72 per cent o...

10/10/2016.        770.                 All Members,          Respected family members of this great holy Nation. Sub : All you need to know about National Food Security Bill Part-1. Ref : Media Reports 1. Introduction : The Lok Sabha on Monday endorsed the Food Security Bill, which makes subsidised foodgrain a right for 67 per cent of the population, or 82 crore Indians. The bill is expected to cost the government exchequer Rs 1.3 lakh crore ($22 billion) every year. With this law being pegged as the Congress party's gamechanger for the 2014 Lok Sbaha elections, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi made a rare speech in Parliament, terming the Bill a historic step towards eradicating poverty. "The food bill is meant for the less fortunate sections of our society," she said. Expectedly, the Opposition has criticised the bill as an attempt by the Congress to get mileage in the ru...

09/10/2016.        769.                 All Members,          Respected family members of this great holy Nation.                            "TO THE YOUTH OF BHARATHAM" Sub : Nation can be strong only when its armed forces is very very capable: PM Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday stressed on the need for an exceptionally strong military as a prerequisite for a strong nation and said the country must be a capable one which is a present-day requirement. By: PTI | New Delhi | Published:October 9, 2016 8:04 pm The India Express * “In this time of competitiveness, the need is that the nation should be capable and strong,” Modi said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday stressed on the need for an exceptionally strong military as a prerequisite for a strong nation and said the country must be...